Non-slipping horseshoe.



' Patented May 2|, I90l. J. PATRICK.

NON-SL|PP|NG HOBSESHOE.

(Application filed Nov. 8, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES "JOHN PATRICK, or.

PATENT CHICAGO, 'ILLINOIS.

oN-suP me HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 674,655, dated may 21, 19 01.

' 'Application its November 8,1900. Seria11lm35fl95. (lib model.)

To ally/[win it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOHN PATRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

in. the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Non-Slipping Horseshoes, of which the following isa specification. j

My invention relates to horseshoes, and has f for its object to'provide a new and improved horseshoe, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 isa view as seen from below of a is a side view of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line 3 4, Fig.1, after the sides of the shoe have been compressed, so as to Fig. 5 is a view as seen from below, showing the shoe supplied with frogfpres'sure parts.

, Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several figures. j

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a non-slipping elastic-tread horseshoe which will be eflicientand durable;

In carrying out my inventionI provide'a metallic part A, formed with the desired shape and; provided with downwardly-projecting flanges A, preferably extending entirely. around the'out'er and inner edges of the shoe, as shown. I insert between the flanges-that is, in the groove formed by the flanges -some suitable non-slipping or elastic material B,wh-ich projects beyond the flanges, so as to engage the surface over which the horse is traveling. Any desired material maybe .used, such as rubber, rawhide, or'a v per edges may be slightly bent outwardly, if

series of layers of rubber and cloth or ducking and the-"like. The flanges are preferably parallel to each other, although their'updesired, so that the material to be placed in the groove between the flanges can be easily inserted. The material is cut of the proper shape and is then inserted in the space be- .tween the flanges, as shown in Fig. 3. The

flanges are then bent inwardly at their up-' per ends sufliciently to tightly grasp the material and fasten it in position. (See'Fig. 4.)

' It will thus be seen that I have here a metallic. I

be drop-forged. This metallic part-of the shoe is provided with the laterally-projecting part 0, having the nailholes G', through which the nails are driven which fasten the shoetothe horses foot. The materiaLB is permitted to project asuflicient amount be- ,yond the flanges A to insure the proper results, and the flanges are preferably made thin enough so that they will wear away as the material is worn away by the use of the shoe, so that a portion of the material will always be exposed and the desired effect obtained. The space or groove-between the flaugesis preferably wider near the heels than at the front part, so thatmore material can be used at these points.

relievingthe weight from the edges of the hoof. In Fig. 5 I have shown aconstrnction for this purpose, the heels of the shoe being provided with frog-pressure parts D,wh;ich extend inwardly. These frog-pressure parts are provided with the groove and the flanges, so that the non-slipping or elastic material may be fastened to them.

Since the parts are arranged sothat the .material B projects beyond the flanges and the edges of the flanges wear away in proportion to the wearing of the material, it will be seen that this material at all times engages the surface over which the horse is traveling In many instances it-is desirable to providethe shoe with parts Which. press upon the frog on the horses foot, thus This construction provides a shoe of great efliciency and long life, the shoe being efficient throughout its and acts to hold the shoe against slipping.

The frog-pressure parts being also provided with non-slipping material and projecting laterally from the body of the shoe increase its holding capacity and render slipping less liable than when the construction shown in Fig. 1 is used.

, I have shown in detail a construction embodying my invention; but it is of course evident thatsome of the parts may be varied incertain particulars, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact eonstructionshown.

The shoe herein described is drop-forged, and the construction shown permits the manufacture in this way. It will be noted that, as shown in ig. 3, for example, the space between the flanges A when the shoe is made is not dovetail and the flanges do not when they come from the shop have'any tendency to hold the non-slipping material'in place. It will also be noted that this non-slipping material has substantially parallel sides before being inserted between the flanges. The flanges themselves are then bent inwardly, so as to distort the non-slipping material, as shown in 'Fig. 4; It is not simply the upper edges of these flanges that are bent, but the entire flange is preferably bent, so that as the parts wear away the non-slipping 'material will still be held in position.

-I claim -1. A horseshoe, comprising a metallic part provided with thin downwardly projecting flanges normally separated and having smooth continuous outer edges, a non-slipping or elastic piece inserted between said flanges and projecting beyond them, said flanges adapted to both be moved toward the piece so as to grip it substantially along their entire length,theparts being thus engaged by the flanges so as to be held in position, the parts so arranged that the edges of the flanges wear away when the shoe is used so that the non-slipping or elastic material at all times projects beyond them.

2. A horseshoe, comprising a metallic part, provided with downwardly-projecting flanges normally separated so as to form a groove, both of said flanges free to move with relation to the body of the shoe, a non-slipping or elastic piece normally having parallel sides and inserted between said flanges, both of said flanges being inclined bodily toward the material so as to grip nd distort it and hold it in position, two lat rallysprojecting parts at the end of the'shoe projecting toward each other, but separated bya space so as to have free ends, and provided with. flanges which are continuous with the flanges of the remaining portion of the shoe, said non-slipping material being contained within the flanges of the projections, substantially as described.

3. A horseshoe, comprising a metallic part provided with thin downwardly projecting flanges having substantially continuous smooth wearing-surfaces and adapted to be varied in position and having a normally free and open groove 01 space between them,the flanges being more widely separated toward the heel than toward thefront ofthe shoe, a piece of non-slipping'orelastic material inserted between these flanges,said flanges bentinwardly so as to grasp said material and -fasten it to the metallic part, said non-slipping material being made-wider near the heels of the shoe, so as to completely fill the wider; space between the flanges, the flanges engaging the non-slipping Y niaterial substantially along their entire face, so that the wearing-surface can ,wear away without releasing said non slipping material, the shoe so constructed that the wearing-surfaces of metal wear away in such a manner that the non-slipping material always projects therefrom, substantially as described.

4. A horseshoe, comprising a metallic part provided with downwardly-projecting flanges adapted to be varied in position and having a normally free and open groove or space between them, a piece of non-slipping or elastic material inserted between these flanges, said flanges bent inwardly so as to grasp said material and fastenit to the metallic part, said shoe provided at its heels with inwardly-projecting frog-pressure parts, said inwardlyprojeeting parts being disconnected from each other and separated by a space so that the ends are free, the frog-pressure parts provided with flanges which are continuous with the flanges of the remaining portion of the shoe and having grooves filled with non-slipping material continuous with the other nonslipping material of the shoe, substan tially as described.

JOHN PATRICK.

Witnesses:

DONALD M. CARTER, HoMER L. KRAFT. 

